Bail holder for lanterns



G. H. ROLFES.

BAIL HOLDER FOR LANTERNS. I

APPLICATION FILED :uuazo, 1921.

Patented. Jan. 31, 1922.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE E. ROLFES, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOB TO HANDLAN-BUCK MANU-FACTURING COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF MISSOURI.

BAIL HOLDER FOR LAN TEENS.

Application filed June 20,

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, G ORGE I-I. RoLrns, acitizen of the United States of America. and a resident of the city ofSt. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Bail Holders for Lanterns, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawtain elements of a lantern equipped with a bail holderembodying the features of this invention. I

Fig. II is a fragmentary view showing the bail holder applied to thebail.

Fig. III is a vertical section showing the elements illustrated in Fig.II.

Fig. IV is a perspective view of the bail holder.

.Fig. V is an enlarged horizontal section the line V--V in Fig. III. 7

The body of the lantern comprises a hood A mounted on a frame includingguard wires 1 and 1', the wires 1 having outwardly or eyes, 2 adapted toreceive the lower ends ofa bail B, the lower ends of said bail havingeyes 3 cooperating with the eyes 2 so as topivotally connect the bail tothe frame.

The lantern frame also includes a guard wire 4 surrounding the wires 1and 1' at points immediately below the eyes 2, and the top wire 5located within the lower marin of the hood A. The upper ends of thew1res 1 and 1 are provided with hooks 6 adapted to receive the top wire5 as shown in Figs. I and III.

As an illustration of the invention I have shown a bail-holdercomprising a single strip of sheet metal bent to provide a fold 7 andupper and lower arms 8 and 9 extending from said fold.

The fold? is provided with a bail-receiving slot 10 extending into theadj oining ends of the upper and lower arms 8 and 9, as shown mostclearly by Figs. III and IV,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 31, 1922 1921. Serial No. 478,886..

I said bail-receiving slot being open at the fold to receive the bail,and the adjoining ends of said upper and lower arms 8 and 9 beingseparated from each other to engage different portions of the bail. Thearms 8 and 9 are thus bifurcated to receive the bail.

At the ends remote from the fold 7 the arms 8 and 9 are separated fromeach other to engage different portions of the lantern frame, the upperarm 8 being provided with an eye 11 surrounding the top wire 5 toprovide a pivotal connection between the bail holder and the lanternframe. A slot 12 is formed across the eye 11 and this slot extends intothe arm 8 so as to receive the I adjacent guard wire 1, the latter beingstraddled by and engaged with the legs at opposite sides of the slot 12.

A slot 18 is formed in the lower end of arm 9 to receive a portion ofthe guard wire 1 which is straddled by the slotted end of arm 8. Theslot 13 is ofiset, as shown most clearly in Fig. V, to provide a detent13' adapted to engage guard wire 1 to latch the pivoted bail holder inits operative positlon.

The bail holder herein shown may be made of a single piece of sheetmetal, and

its various elements areso combined with each other and with the lanternframe, that they provide a very strong device for locking the bail. Thearms 8 and 9 are separated from each portions of the bail, so the latteris securely held at separate points adjacent to the fold' T. The) bailholder itselfis securely attached to the lantern through the medium ofthe pivot eye'11 surrounding-the top'wire 5, this end of arm 8 beingslotted to straddle and engage the adjacent guard wire 1. To firmlysecure the bail holder at different points on the lantern frame, thelower end of arm 9 is separated from arm 8, as previously pointed out,and this lower end is slotted to straddleand engage a guard wire 1 at apoint some distance below the arm 8.

When the bail holder is not in service, it 00- cupies the position shownby dotted lines in Fig. III. To lock the bail it is only necessary toshift the bail holder from the last mentioned position to the positionshown by full lines in FigvIII, and the detent 13 (Figs, IV and willthen cooperate with a guard wire 1 to lock the bail holder in itsoperative position.

I claim:

1. A lantern having a body including a frame, a bail pivoted to saidbody, and a ent portions of said frame, one of the last mentioned endsbeing pivotally connected to said frame and the other being bifurcatedto embrace a portion of said frame.

2. A lantern having a body including a frame, a bail pivoted tosaidbody, and a bail-holder comprising a pair of arms each having abifurcated end to receive said bail, the bifurcated ends of said armsbeing separated fromeach other to embrace and engage difi'erent portionsof the bail, the other ends of said arms being separated from each otherto engage different portions of said body, one of the last mentionedends being pivoted tosaid frame and the other being provided with adetent adapted to interlock with said frame.

3. A lantern having a body including a frame, a bail pivoted to saidbody, and a bail-holder comprising a pair of arms each having abifurcated end to receive said bail, the bifurcated ends of said armsbeing separated from each other to embrace and engage different portionsof the hail, the other ends of said arms being separated from each otherto engage different portions of said body, one of the last mentionedends having a slot for the reception of a portion of said frame and theother having a pivot eye embracing one of the members of said frame anda slot extending from said pivot eye to receive anothermember of saidframe.

4. A lantern having a frame, a bail pivoted to said frame, and abail-holder in the form of a loop having a fold and bailengaging armsconnected by and extending from said fold, said loop having abailreceiving slot open at the fold and extending into the adjoiningends of said arms, said adjoining ends of the arms being separated fromeach other to embrace different portions of the bail, the other ends ofsaid arms being separated from each other and provided with slots toreceive different portions of said frame, and one of the last,

mentioned ends being pivoted to said frame.

5. A lantern having a frame, a bail pivoted to said frame, and abail-holder comprising a single strip of metal having a fold and upperand lower bail-engaging arms connected by and extending from said fold,said fold being provided with a bailreceiving slot extending into theadjoining ends of said upper and lower arms, said bail-receiving slotbeing open at the fold to receive the bail, and the adjoining endsofsaid upper andlower arms being separated from each other to engagedifferent portions of the'bail, the other ends of said upper and lowerarms being separated from each other to engage different portions ofsaid frame, one of the last mentioned ends being bifurcated to receive aportion of said frame and from each other to engage different portionsof the bail, the other ends of said upper and lower arms being separatedfrom each other and provided with slots to receive different portions ofsaid frame, the last mentioned end of the upper arm having an eyewhereby it is pivoted to said frame, and the slot in the last mentionedend ofthe lower arm.

being offset to provide a detent whereby the bail-holder is held in itsoperative position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I hereunto afiix my signature.

GEORGE H. ROLFES.

